Hey guys. so I caught this guy at berry and called him a spot, but looking twice at the picture i wondered If it was. it looks a little off compared to other spots I've caught. But it doesn't look exactly like a smallie to me either. Ricci(FW) said he has seen some bass out of Berry that look like their interbred ;

I hear ya man, probably a hybrid. I caught one of those a while back. http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=35438.0I caught this guy over a gravel bed, which says smallie to me, but definitely has spot features. Hybrid for sure. Seems like Berryessa is the Kentucky of NorCal lakes

I hear ya man, probably a hybrid. I caught one of those a while back. http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=35438.0I caught this guy over a gravel bed, which says smallie to me, but definitely has spot features. Hybrid for sure. Seems like Berryessa is the Kentucky of NorCal lakes

The horizontal stripe seems too defined. SMB have no horizontal stripe. This fish does. SPots show distinct small spotted stripes on the belly and SMB do not. SMB have vertical bars if they have any at all. SMB in general are more bronze and less green than this one too. Use this for reference too.http://mdc.mo.gov/fishing/fish-catch/fish-id/bass-identificationDo a search on bass Id and you will see how different the two actually look.

I caught one of those too the day before the BSS2. I tried to get some help and it was 50/50. Some said it was a spot and some smallie. In some lake you can tell right away but not from Berry it seems.

I caught one of those too the day before the BSS2. I tried to get some help and it was 50/50. Some said it was a spot and some smallie. In some lake you can tell right away but not from Berry it seems.